Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide E171 from China
Food-Grade Titanium Dioxide E171 is a high-purity TiO2 powder meeting strict purity standards for use as a whitening agent in candies, chewing gum, and dairy products. It qualifies for HTS 2823.00.00.00 as a chemically defined inorganic oxide, not a food preparation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include FDA compliance certificates and heavy metal analysis (<10ppm lead) to clear food additive import requirements
• Avoid retail packaging; bulk shipments classified as chemicals, not Chapter 21 food preparations